Daily Republican., 1887-08-24
Philadelphia ItoMs.

,AugussA The Phila.
delphia and Readings big grain elevator
at Port Richmond, with capacity of
million and quarter bushels, has stored
within 1t 500,09O bushels Of wheat, near
ly one half of tie present local stock.
This big quantity of wht at, which 10
worth nearly $500 600, is controlled by
Gill 81 Fisher, of Baltimore, of which firm
Edward w. Barker is the representative
In this city. Sixteen steamers have been
to carry this wheat across the
Atlantic.
Arrangements are being made by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to store
grain In this elevator, and with this new
feeder the exports OF the port will be
ma terially increased.
On the first pier south of the big eleva-
tor the Reading is building bonded
warehouse, which will be the largest
structure Of Its kind in the city. 1t will
be ready to receive goods in about two
weeks, This will give the Reading |
facilities for handling exports and i'm
ports as advantageously as is now done
by the Pennsylvania, and 1t will also spur
the Bal imore and Ohio to complete its
bonded warehouse at Pier So, near Dick
inson street wharf. These additional
advantages will do much to increase the
tonnage of the port.
Alice Whalen, aged forty-five years, Of
1915 Long Lane, died at the Philadelphia
Hospital yesterday from injuries received
on Monday by either falling or being
thrown down stairs. Her husband Daniel
Whalen, and Michael Burke have been
arrested on suspicion of throwing her
down the steps. When the woman was
admitted to the Hospital on Monday, she
said she had fallen down stairs. When
the Coroner's officials went down to the
house yesterday to inquire about the case
they found that Whalen and his wife, and
Burke, had been In room on the second
: floor drinking together on Monday. The
neghbors say they heard voice, and then
woman's screams. Toe Seventeenth
. district police were notified of these facts
and Sergeant Tomlinsun and Officer Orr
went to the house and arrested Whaler
and Burke They will be held to avail
7 the action of the Coroner, who will hole
! an inGues: in the case to-day.
; People crossing the Girard avenue
= bridge at noon yesterday eaw an old maj
= suddenly climb over the high iron railing
q and spring into the Schuylkill riveI
4 eighty feet below. The bridge was sooI
q lined with people straining their eyes t.
q see the body reaIpear. and dozen mel
y ran down to the waters edge and jumpe'
:, In boat to search for the body.
: The man was Edward Gadsby, sixty
!. five years of age, who lived at 1926 Pa
y % mer street, and hal several grown-u
k sons.
"a They said their father recently failed !
40 business and this worried him very mucf
"a although there was no occasion for hiI
~ ~ to work. The body was removed to
- neighborng undertaker's. His hat WI
90 found lying ON the bridge. On 1t was
%. piece OF paper on which he had WRITE
- his name.
fy Shortly before two o'clock yesterdi
nv morning Charles Henry, who lives at 30
on Baiubridge street, had a bad cash cut
,e, his throat, as he alleges, by Michael Co
.i6 roy who is 43 years of age and lives at q
re. Christian street. Henry says he was stan
nm ing at the corner of Fourth and Sou
,as streets when Conroy came up and ma
AN some insulting remark. A fight ensu
,tbI during which Conroy is said TO ha
drawn knife and cut Henry sevel
NON times in the face and throat.
us Henry was taken to the ~Pennsylvar
mi Hospital, where his wounds were drcss'
or and he was afterwards taken to his hon
COnr0y was arrested rev nOurs later
on Sub Officer Davidson, of the Third q
cen 1t. There was little testimony to OF
,Iso against the defendant, and Magistr
Lennon thought Henry's evidence enou
, IN and held Conroy in 81. 500 bail for cou
90. George Chatterton and Arthur Moo
house, who were detained on the stea
.om ship British Princess under the act p
to hibiting the landing OF emigrsnts UNI
rect contract to perform certain labors a
he stipulated salary, escaped late on Mond
han night.
the Frank Fitch, three years old, got h
OF bottle of carbolic acid last even
,on' and swallowed portion Of it, seriou
an. burning his throat and chin.
eco An unknown woman, about 80 ye
hth old, was found drowned in the Schuyll
'ro' river, near the Geological Garden land
ade yesterday.